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Horse profile

Bach To Ballela (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2016) · Last trainer J G Cosgrave · Last owner Ms Anita Acheson
by Bach (IRE) out of Bells Chance (IRE) (Needle Gun)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Aug 2016
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Aug 2016 — 3,722 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2016 · 10th of 12 First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts, both in Aug 2016, the last of them as a 5yo gelding. Finished 10 of 12 at Bellewstown last time. By Bach (IRE), whose progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 2,289 runs since Mar 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 82C the best of the last 1 rated run · Bellewstown, 25 Aug 2016

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 2 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 2 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Bach (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 2,289 runs since Mar 2008 (240 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 12.7% from 244.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm14321.4%+13.6—
Good to Firm2443112.7%+4.9—
Good774547%−0.80 from 2
Good to Soft305237.5%−0.3—
Soft569376.5%−1.3—
Heavy363298%+0.2—
Standard (AW)20210%+2.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−7.8—
1m – 1m1f1300%−7.8—
1m2f – 1m4f3538.6%+0.8—
1m5f – 2m759557.2%−0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f845597%−0.80 from 2
2m5f – 3m514509.7%+1.9—
Over 3m121129.9%+2.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Bells Chance (IRE) (Needle Gun)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Top Cat Henry (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Top Cat Henry (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Top Cat Henry (IRE)4442m4f–2m5½fClass 3
Bells Express (IRE)80——
Soutine (IRE)110——
Mick's Wish (IRE)50——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
2016 · 2 runs
25 Aug 16+18d Bellewstown Woods Financial Services Ltd. (ladies Pro/am) Flat Race 2m1f · Good · 12 ran 10/12 43 11-7 82C Miss C V Annan 66/1
07 Aug 16 Downpatrick 'your Name Here' Flat Race 2m2f · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-9 — Mr M J O'Hare 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bach To Ballela won?
Bach To Ballela (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2016.
Who trained Bach To Ballela?
Bach To Ballela (IRE) was trained by J G Cosgrave on the most recent run on record, at Bellewstown on 25 August 2016.
Who is Bach To Ballela's sire?
Bach To Ballela (IRE) is by Bach (IRE) out of Bells Chance (IRE), whose sire is Needle Gun.
What is Bach To Ballela's sire's record?
Bach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 2,289 runs since Mar 2008 (240 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 12.7% from 244.
Who are Bach To Ballela's siblings?
Out of Bells Chance (IRE), Bach To Ballela (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Top Cat Henry (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Top Cat Henry (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–2m5½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2016. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.